Como é que os ataques terroristas na Europa são representados no Instagram?

Abstract

This investigation focuses on the study of Instagram and the way the terrorism in Europe is represented in this social network.Starting from a interpretivist approach, and connected to the exploration of the theoretical approach, from which we produced the investigation questions and that we are trying to answer with this investigative work: “How are people using the Instagram to talk about Terrorism?” and “Which are the characteristics of the pictures shared on Instagram about the terrorist attacks?”.In the theoretical component, we are making in the literature review that allows the critical discussion of the most relevant concepts for this investigation. We study topics as the definition of terrorism, its motivation and growth and, on another side, the reflection of what is Instagram and the way this social network is used after the terrorist attacks.We will appeal the empirical component in this work to try to interpret the type of images are published on Instagram, what they represent and if exists an evolution in the violence in them. After analyzing 106 posts we can understand that there’s less decency in publishing images that represents directly the victims of terrorist attacks.In this way, we can understand that Internet and terrorism are connected, but also the users share their opinions, pain and hopes through the Instagram.

Date of Award	13 Nov 2020
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Rita Figueiras (Supervisor)